Back at it…
After a month away, I got back to this project on Saturday. It felt good to be back in the shop again, but by day's end I was beat. All that wrench turning is hard work!
The major project of the day was getting the engine mounted. Lining up all the mounting holes took a little work, especially the rear mount, but in the end it all dropped into place and is now securely bolted in. All that is but the mid-engine mounts; I'll get to them next time.
Here's a shot of the front mounting set up. A lower bracket (black) bolts to two frame-mounted front engine mounts, then the engine (green) drops into the bracket and is secured with six bolts.
Next up was mounting the the manifolds, including getting the heat riser back together properly. At first, the butterfly valve wasn't functioning properly (too tight), so we pressed out the shaft, took off the carbon build up that was restricting movement in the bushing on the wire wheel, then remounted it. Now it moves very freely, although we still need to make a bushing for the bimetallic spring end.
I also bead blasted and polished the distributor timing indicator on the wire wheel, then sprayed it with clear coat to keep it shiny. One of the mounting screw holes needed to be retapped, which we did, then the distributor was mounted. Also mounted the fuel pump and oil pump. We will have to figure out later whether or not the oil pump and distributor are in sync as they must be for the timing to be right (both driven off the camshaft).
Mounted the front shock absorbers, but realized I had two right rear shocks and no left. One of the problems with having so many extra parts is the possibility for confusion about similar, but different parts. The correct one is back in the barn, so I will get it mounted next week. Also bolted in the front sway bar and got the steering link mounted properly. It had been installed backwards by the previous owner, which I hadn't noticed. That explains the wheel rubbing I couldn't figure out when making a tight turn! Here's a picture of the RF shock:
While I was doing this, Ken and Chris were working on the fenders and hood. Here's a shot of Ken getting the edge of the LF fender back the way it should be:
Joe is the shop handyman, in charge of sand blasting, paint stripping and (today) clean up. Here he is with hanging hood panels ready for painting that Chris had worked on.
Here's what the motor looked like at the end of the day. I hope to have all the chassis and motor work done next time.
And finally, here's a new addition to the automobile menagerie: a mostly original 1928 Auburn boat-tailed speedster. Notice the headlights. They were apparently an aftermarket item back then, definitely for looks only.
The major project of the day was getting the engine mounted. Lining up all the mounting holes took a little work, especially the rear mount, but in the end it all dropped into place and is now securely bolted in. All that is but the mid-engine mounts; I'll get to them next time.
Here's a shot of the front mounting set up. A lower bracket (black) bolts to two frame-mounted front engine mounts, then the engine (green) drops into the bracket and is secured with six bolts.
Next up was mounting the the manifolds, including getting the heat riser back together properly. At first, the butterfly valve wasn't functioning properly (too tight), so we pressed out the shaft, took off the carbon build up that was restricting movement in the bushing on the wire wheel, then remounted it. Now it moves very freely, although we still need to make a bushing for the bimetallic spring end.
I also bead blasted and polished the distributor timing indicator on the wire wheel, then sprayed it with clear coat to keep it shiny. One of the mounting screw holes needed to be retapped, which we did, then the distributor was mounted. Also mounted the fuel pump and oil pump. We will have to figure out later whether or not the oil pump and distributor are in sync as they must be for the timing to be right (both driven off the camshaft).
Mounted the front shock absorbers, but realized I had two right rear shocks and no left. One of the problems with having so many extra parts is the possibility for confusion about similar, but different parts. The correct one is back in the barn, so I will get it mounted next week. Also bolted in the front sway bar and got the steering link mounted properly. It had been installed backwards by the previous owner, which I hadn't noticed. That explains the wheel rubbing I couldn't figure out when making a tight turn! Here's a picture of the RF shock:
While I was doing this, Ken and Chris were working on the fenders and hood. Here's a shot of Ken getting the edge of the LF fender back the way it should be:
Joe is the shop handyman, in charge of sand blasting, paint stripping and (today) clean up. Here he is with hanging hood panels ready for painting that Chris had worked on.
Here's what the motor looked like at the end of the day. I hope to have all the chassis and motor work done next time.
And finally, here's a new addition to the automobile menagerie: a mostly original 1928 Auburn boat-tailed speedster. Notice the headlights. They were apparently an aftermarket item back then, definitely for looks only.
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